Buddhist Art20h ago
A copy of the Godai Kokuzō #Mandara (五大虚空蔵曼荼羅), a #mandala focused in the center on the five emanations of #Kokuzō #Bodhisattva, dating to the #Kamakura period (1185-1333) at Seinan-in on Mount Kōya in Wakayama Prefecture, #Japan.
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Buddhist Art1d ago
Standing Statue of the Twelve Divine Generals (Tenpyo), Shin-Yakushi-ji, #Nara, #Japan. Of the 12 statues that protect the principal image, Yakushi Nyorai, 11 are designated as national treasures, except for the statue of General Miyabira, which is a supplement to later generations. It is almost life-size and is said to be the oldest statue of the twelve gods in the country.
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Buddhist Art2d ago
Einer der zehn große Jünger des Kofuku-ji.
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Hidden Gems3d ago

Gold leaf glows against black lacquer, each Burmese character a precise, luminous stroke. These winged nats and serpentine vines frame sacred rites as both devotion and abundance.

How many creatures hide within the gilded foliage?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.12.b

Buddhist Art3d ago
Thousand-Armed #Kannon #Bodhisattva (千手観音菩薩) dating to the #Heian period (794-1185) at Hanjō-ji (飯盛寺) in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, #Japan.
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Buddhist Art4d ago
Great #Buddha at Togan-ji, #Nagoya, #Japan.
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Buddhist Art5d ago
#Hevajra #Mandala, 16th century, #Tibet, #Thangka.
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Hidden Gems6d ago

Gold-leaf glows against black lacquer, where Pali script unfurls in precise, tamarind-seed curves. Winged nats hover between serpentine clouds and jeweled vines, framing ritual words as sacred spectacle—why do their outstretched hands seem to steady the text itself?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.15.b

Buddhist Art6d ago
Golden bronze statue of Yakushi Nyorai, Shoryaku-ji, #Japan.
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Hidden Gems6d ago

Gold leaf gleams beneath rows of tamarind-seed script, each character pressed with precision into the burnished surface. This folio transforms ritual text into sacred ornament—how many hands traced its lines before it left the monastery?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1945.172.12.a